Handmade Navajo
5-Strand Animal Fetish Necklace - B
5 strands, 59 animal carvings.
Turquoise Thunderbird centerpiece.
Length
(end to end) | Inside strand 23" Lowest strand 28" The other 3 strands equally spaced between |
Fetishes | 59 fetishes 56 interior fetishes are 3/4" long Inside strand has 10 2nd strand has 11 3rd strand has 12 4th strand has 13 5th strand has 14 One at each corner 1" long One in middle 1 1/4" x 1" |
Stones | Turquoise,
Picasso Marble, Pipestone, White Marble, Serpentine, and more. Penn Shell heishi in between fetishes. |
Artist |
Corine Ramirez, Navajo |
These are old-style fetish carvings, sometimes called "reservation style" in that they are minimally carved so as to be more like the original stones from which they came.
Sterling silver cone clasps.
See Matching
Earrings by same artist.
Bears, Foxes, Mountain Lions, Rabbits, Moles, Badgers and more.
Penn Shell heishi in between fetishes.
5-Strand Animal Fetish Necklace - B
$140 plus s/h (insurance included)
What is a Fetish?
A fetish is a rock carving of an animal that captures the spirit and the essence of the animal, not necessarily its exact detailed conformation. Although carved from many types of rock, fishrock is traditional.
Many fetishes have a medicine bundle or adornment tied on the back of the horse that often consists of coral seed beads, shell heishi, feathers and other stone pieces. The style and detail of carving varies among artists but usually includes detail on the face, ears, tail and mane. Often the eyes and other spots of adornment on the horse are inset pieces of contrasting stones such as turquoise, coral and others.